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Message from government: Growth leads consumption

India, Feb. 2 -- This was a budget of a mature economy, for an economically stable country, and by a government that is confidently looking beyond today. Union Budget 2026-27 signals a shift from cris... Read More


J&K Needs Comprehensive Industrial Package

Srinagar, Feb. 2 -- Jammu and Kashmir's economy has long been caught between promise and paralysis. For more than three decades, the region has awaited a comprehensive industrial incentives package fr... Read More


13 Ways the J&K Government Pushes Kashmiri Shawlwallas to the Doorsteps

Srinagar, Feb. 2 -- Every winter, India's cities witness a quiet, unsettling ritual. A Kashmiri shawlwalla rings a doorbell, opens his bag on a stranger's sofa or compound, recites the language of her... Read More


FM talks AI, tech without hype

India, Feb. 2 -- The story about technology and AI in Union Budget 2026 begins not with start-ups, digital platforms, or digital India, but with a tax proposal aimed at global cloud companies. The Bud... Read More


#BizTrends2026 | UCT Online High School's Tessa Venter: Engagement, agency, and AI - the academic benchmarks of 2026

South Africa, Feb. 2 -- A series of negotiations ensue with a variety of stuffed animals and strange shaped crafts offered up for possible consideration. The teacher in me is adamant that show-and-tel... Read More


Neighbourhood focus in foreign aid

India, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 underscores India's twin priorities of reinforcing regional partnerships and accelerating long-term domestic growth, with a strong emphasis on tourism, mobili... Read More


Townships, hostels for girls in all districts

India, Feb. 2 -- Five university townships in the vicinity of major industrial and logistic corridors, girls' hostel in every district, setting up of content creator labs in 15,000 schools and 500 col... Read More


Expert Opinions

India, Feb. 2 -- Inspired by the Three Kartavya or responsibilities, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her 9th Union Budget amidst growing geopolitical uncertainty and India being a ... Read More


A peek into Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda's love story ahead of the big day

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 2 -- Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda are reported to be engaged, a development that has further fuelled long-running speculation around their relationship and upcoming weddin... Read More


Union Budget 2026 decoded: expectations vs outcomes for India's tech sector

India, Feb. 2 -- For India's technology and manufacturing ecosystem, the Union Budget 2025 was about expectation-setting. Union Budget 2026-27, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is abo... Read More